Oil, gold and metals, covered for people who hold equities rather than futures. Every price move is carried through to the sectors and index components it actually touches.
Six months of conflict around the Strait of Hormuz have reduced Gulf export flows, weakened OPEC+ market share and increased oil-market volatility.
Qatar's LNG exports have fallen 96% during the Iran war, redirecting global gas trade and increasing Europe's reliance on US supply.
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Brent crude pushed toward $89 a barrel as Middle East tensions resurface, complicating the Fed's inflation outlook ahead of a pivotal week.
Analysts now see a 1.5m barrel-a-day oil deficit in 2026 as Middle East disruption reverses earlier expectations for oversupply.